大学英语四级考试模拟试题及答案

大学英语四级考试模拟试题及答案（三）

一、问答题（共11题，共100分）

1.

PartIReadingComprehension

Directions:Inthisparttherearefourpassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyfourcomprehension

questions.Readthepassageandanswerthequestions.ThenmarkyouranswerontheAnswer

Sheet.

Passage1

Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Someyearsagothecaptainofashipwasveryinterestedinmedicine.Healwaystookmedicine

bookstoseaandlikedtotalkaboutdifferentdiseases.

Onedayalazysailoronhisshippretendedtobeill.Helayonhisbunk（铺）andgroanedasifhe

wereverysick.Thecaptaincametoseehimandwasverypleasedtohaveapatienttolookafter.

Hetoldthemantorestforafewdaysandmadetheothersailorsdohiswork.Threedayslater

anothersailorpretendedthathehadsomethingwrongwithhischest.Oncemorethecaptain

lookedinhismedicalbooksandtold"sick"mantohavearest.

Theothersailorswereveryangrybecausetheyhadmoreworktodo.Thepatientshadthebest

foodandlaughedattheirfriendswhenthecaptainwasnotlooking.Atlastthemate（船长副手）

decidedtocurethe“sick”men.Hemixedupsomesoap,soot（烟灰）,glue（胶水）andother

unpleasantthings.Thenheobtainedpermissionfromthecaptaintogivehismedicinetothe

“sick"men.Whentheytastedthemedicine,theyreallydidfeelill.Itwassohorriblethatone

ofthepatientsjumpedoutofhibunk,ranupondeskandclimbedthehighestmastontheship.

Hedidnotwantanymoremedicine.

Thematetoldbothofthementhattheymusttakethemedicineeveryhalfanhour;nightand

day.Thissooncuredthem.Theybothsaidtheyfeltbetterandwantedtostartwordagain.The

captainrealizedthatthementriedtodeceivehimsohemadethemworkveryhardfortherest

ofthevoyage.

1.Thefirstsailorpretendedtobeillbecausehewantedto.

A.testthecaptain?sknowledgeofmedicineB.befreefromwork

C.havethebestfoodontheshipD.playajokeonhisfriends

2.Whenthecaptainknewasailorwasillzhe.

A.didn'tcaremuchB.sentforadoctor

C.lookedafterhimandtoldhimtohavearestD.gavehimsomemedicine

3.Thepatientsfeltbetterquicklybecause.

A.theyhadbeengivenpropermedicine

B.theylearnedthatthecaptainhadfoundoutthetruth

C.theywerelaughedatbytheirfriends

D.themedicinethemategavewashorrible

4.Whenthecaptainknewhehadbeendeceived,he.

A.toldthemnottodosoagainB.losthistemper

C.madethemworkharderD.firedthem

5.Whichofthefollowingbestsummarizesthepassage?

A.AsuddenCure.B.TwoPatients.C.CaptainandSailors.D.ADifficultVoyage.

正确答案：

BCDCA

2.

Passage2

Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Whenaluminumwasfirstproducedaboutahundredandfiftyyearsago,itwassodifficultto

separateformtheoresinwhichitwasfoundthatitspricewashigherthanthatofgold.Theprice

remainedhighuntilanewprocesswasdiscoveredforrefiningthemetalwiththeaidofelectricity

approximatelythreequartersofacenturylater.Thenewmethodwassomuchcheaperthat

aluminumbecausepracticalformanypurposes,oneofwhichwasmakingpotsandpans.

Aluminumislightweight,rustproofandeasilyshapedintodifferentforms.Bymixingitwithother

metals,scientistshavebeenabletoproduceavarietyofalloys,someofwhichhavethestrength

ofsteelbutweighonlyonethirdasmuch.

Today,theusesofaluminumareinnumerable.Perhapsitsmostimportantuseisintransportation.

Aluminumisfoundintheengineofautomobiles,inthehullsofboats.Itisalsousedinmany

partsofairplanes.Infact,thehuge“airbus“planeswouldprobablyneverhavebeenproduced

ifaluminumdidnotexist.Bymakingvehicleslighterinweightaluminumhasgreatlyreducedthe

amountoffuelneededtomovethem,Aluminumisalsobeingusedextensivelyinthebuilding

industryinsomecountries.

Sincealuminumissuchaversatile（多用的）metal,itisfortunatethatbauxite（铝土矿），whichis

oneofitschiefsources,isalsooneoftheearth'smostplentifulsubstances.Asthesourceof

aluminumisalmostinexhaustible,wecanexpectthatmoreandmoreuseswillbefoundforthis

versatilemetal.

6.Thepriceofaluminumwassharplyreducedwhenpeoplediscoveredanewrefiningprocess

withtheaidof.

A.windB.solarenergyC.hydraulicpowerD.electricity

7.Aluminumis.

A.lightweight,rustproofbutnoteasilyshapedintodifferentforms

B.heavyweight,rustproofandeasilyshapedintodifferentforms

C.lightweight,rustproofandeasilyshapedintodifferentforms

D.lightweightandeasilyshapedintodifferentformsbutitiseasytobecomerusty

8.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.Aluminumiswidelyusedintransportation.

B.Aluminumisalsousedinmanypartsofairplanes.

C.Aluminumisbeingusedextensivelyinthebuildingindustry.

D.Aluminumisnotusedinitspureform.

9.Aluminumisfoundonearthmostlyintheformof.

A.puremetalB.bauxiteC.goldD.liquid

10.Whatisthepassagetalkingabout?

A.Thefeaturesofaluminumanditsfunctions.B.Theprocessofaluminum.

C.Thediscoveryofaluminum.D.Thepromisingfutureofaluminum.

正确答案：

DCDBA

3.

Passage3

Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

TheideaofaspecialdaytohonormotherswasfirstputforwardinAmericain1907.twoyears

laterawoman,Mrs.JohnBruceDodd,inthestateofWashingtonproposedasimilardaytohonor

theheadofthefamily一thefather.Hermotherdiedwhenshewasveryyoung,andherfather

broughtherup.Shelovedherfatherverymuch.

InresponsetoMrs.Dodd'sideathatsameyear-1909,thestategovernorofWashington

proclaimed（宣布）thethirdSundayinJuneFather'sDay.Theideawasofficiallyapprovedby

PresidentWoodrowWilsonin1916.in1924,PresidentCalvinCoolidgerecommendednational

observanceoftheoccasion“toestablishmoreintimate（亲密）relationsbetweenfathersand

theirchildren,andtoimpressuponfathersthefullmeasureoftheirobligations."Theredor

whiteroseisrecognizedastheofficialFather'sDayflower.

Father,sDaytooklongertoestablishonanationalscalethanMother'sDay,butastheidea

grainedpopularity,tradesmenandmanufacturersbegantoseethecommercialpossibilities.They

encouragedsonsanddaughterstohonortheirfatherswithsmallthank-youpresents,suchasa

tieorpairofsocks,aswellasbysendinggreetingcards.

DuringtheSecondWorldWar,AmericanservicemenstationedinBritainbegantorequestFather?

sDaygreetingcardstosendhome.ThisgeneratedaresponsewithBritishcardpublishers.

ThoughatfirsttheBritishpublicwasslowtoacceptthisratherartificialday,it'snowwell

celebratedinBritainonthethirdSundayinJuneinmuchthesamewayasinAmerica.

Father'sDayseemstobemuchlessimportantasoccasionthantheMother'sDay.Notmanyof

thechildrenoffertheirfatherssomepresents.ButtheAmericanfathersstillthinktheyaremuch

betterfatedthanthefathersofmanyothercountries,whohavenotevenadayfortheirsakein

nameonly.

11.WhendidFather'sDayofficiallybegintohavenationalpopularity?

A.1907B.1909C.1916D.1924

12.WhofirststartedtheideaofholdingtheFather'sDay?

A.Mrs.JohnBruceDoddB.Mrs.JohnBruce'sMother

C.ThegovernmentofWashington.D.Somebusinessmen.

13.WhatflowerwillbepopularonFather'sDay?

A.LilyB.WaterLilyC.RedroseorwhiteroseD.Sunflower.

14.Whichstatementistrue,aaccordingtothispassage?

A.IttookevenlongerforMother,sDaytogainnationalpopularity.

B.ThebusinessmenhelpedtomakeFather'sDaypopular.

C.Father'sDayisonlycelebratedinAmerica.

D.Father'sDayisonlyatrickofthebusinessmentomakemoney.

15.WhatwasthefirstreactionoftheBritishpublishingtowardsFather'sDay?

A.Theythoughthighlyofitandaccepteditatonce.

B.Theyjustaccepteditatoncewithoutanyhesitation.

C.Theyjustthoughtitajoke.

D.Theythoughtitwastooartificialandtookalongtimetoaccept.

正确答案：

DACBD

Passage4

Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Cultureshockisanoccupationaldisease（职业病）forpeoplewhohavebeensuddenly

transplantedabroad.

Cultureshockiscausedbytheanxietythatresultsfromlosingallfamiliarsignsandsymbolsof

socialintercourse.Thosesignsareasfollowing:whentoshakehandsandwhattosaywhenmeet

people,whenandhowtogivetips,howtomakepurchases,whentoacceptandrefuse

invitations,whentotakestatementsseriouslyandwhennot.Thesesigns,whichmaybewords,

gestures,facialexpressions,orcustoms,areacquiredbyallofusinthecourseofgrowingupand

asmuchapartofourcultureasthelanguagewespeakorthebeliefsweaccept.Allofusdepend

onhundredsofthesesignsforourpeaceofmindandday-to-dayefficiency,butwedonotcarry

mostatthelevelofconsciousawareness.

Nowwhenanindividualentersastrangeculture,allormostofthesefamiliarsignsareremoved.

Nomatterhowbroadmindedorfullofgoodwillyoumaybeaseriesofsupportshavebeen

knockedfromunderyou,followedbyafeelingoffrustration.Whensufferingfromcultureshock

peoplefirstrejecttheenvironmentwhichcauseddiscomfort.Thewaysofthehostcountryare

badbecausetheymakeusfeelbad.Whenforeignersinastrangelandgettogetherincomplain

aboutthehostcountryitspeople,youcanbesurethattheyaresufferingfromcultureshock.

16.Accordingtothepassage,cultureshockis.

A.anoccupationaldiseaseofforeignpeopleB.mayleadtoveryserioussymptoms

C.actuallynotadiseaseD.incurable

17.Accordingtothepassage,cultureshockresultfrom.

A.thesuddenchangeofsocialatmosphereandcustoms

B.thesuddenchangeofourdailyhabits

C.thesuddenlossofourownsignsandsymbols

D.thediscomfortthatwefeelwhenfacedwithaforeigner

18.Whichoneofthefollowingmaynotbeasymptomofcultureshock?

A.Youdon'tknowhowtoexpressyourgratitude.

B.Youdon'tknowhowtogreetotherpeople.

C.Yousuddenlyforgetwhatawordmeans.

D.Youdon'tunderstandwhyaforeignershrugs.

19.Accordingtothepassage,howwouldapersonwhostaysabroadmostprobablyreactwhen

heisfrustratedbythecultureshock?

A.Heismostlikelytorefusetoabsorbthestrangeenvironmentatfirst.

B.Heisreallytoacceptthechangeandadapthimselftothenewenvironment.

C.Althoughhetakestheculturedifferenceforgranted,hestilldoesn'tknowhowtodowithit.

D.Hemaybegintohatethepeopleorthingsaroundhim.

20.Themainideaofthispassageisthat.

A.cultureshockisanoccupationaldisease

B.cultureshockiscausedbytheanxietyoflivinginastrangeculture

C.cultureshockhaspeculiarsymptoms

D.itisveryhardtocopewithlifeinanewsetting

正确答案：

CACCB

5.

PartIIVocabularyandStructure

Directions:Inthisparttherearefortyincompletesentences.Eachsentenceisfollowedbyfour

choices.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentenceandthenmarkyouransweronthe

AnswerSheet.

21.Theteacherthestudentsonatourthroughtheartmuseum.

A.madeB.indicatedC.forcedD.took

22.Tom'sparentsdiedwhenhewasachild,sohewasbyhisrelatives.

A.grownupB.broughtupC.raisedD.fedup

23.Hereismycard.Let'skeepin.

A.touchB.relationC.connectionD.friendship

24.Sofarthereisnoproofpeoplefromotherplanetsdoexist.

A.whichB.howC.whatD.that

25.Thenewspapersreportedyesterdayseveralontheboundariesofthesetwocountries.

A.incidentsB.happeningsC.eventsD.accidents

26.We'veworkedouttheplanandnowwemustputitinto.

A.factB.realityC.practiceD.deed

27.Hedidn'tandsohefailedtheexamination.

A.workenoughhardB.hardworkenoughC.hardenoughworkD.workhardenough

28.NotuntilMr.SmithcametoChinawhatkindofcountrysheis.

A.heknewB.hedidn'tknowC.didheknowD.hecouldn'tknow

29.Scientistssayitmaybetenyearsthismedicinewasputtouse.

A.sinceB.beforeC.afterD.when

30.Insomecountries,iscalled“equality”doesnotreallymeanequalrightsforallpeople.

A.thatB.whatC.whichD.how

31.Wedidn'tknowhistelephonenumber,otherwisewehim.

A.wouldtelephoneB.wouldhavetelephone

C.hadtelephonedD.musthavetelephoned

32.We'vemissedthelastbus,I'mafraidwehavenobuttotakeataxi.

A.wayB.possibilityC.choiceD.selection

33.Luckily,mostsheepthefloodlastmonth.

A.enduredB.survivedC.livedD.passed

34.Myparentsalwaysletmehavemyownofliving.

A.wayB.methodC.mannerD.fashion

35.Likeotherlanguageskills,readingrequirespractice.

A.themostofB.muchoftheC.mostoftheD.moreofthe

36.Itisonlythroughpracticeonewillbeabletoswimskillfully.

A.whatB.whoC.thatD.which

37.Thebrainiscapableofignoringpainmessageoftoconcentrateonotheractivities.

A.itallowedB.isitallowedC.allowedD.allowedit

38.Don'tworry,Ihavealreadythemthedecision.

A.informed;withB.informed;ofC.informed;forD.informed;that

39.Thechildwassorryhismotherwhenhearrivedatthestation.

A.tomissB.havingmissedC.missingD.tohavemissed

40.Iwonderwhyhetodiscusstheproblematthemeeting.

A.declinedB.rejectedC.refusedD.delayed

41.Youcanhangupwhatyoulikeonthesewalls.

A.bareB.emptyC.blankD.vacant

42.Accordingtoa,themajoritywouldratherhavenewspaperswithoutagovernmentthana

governmentwithoutnewspapers.

A.electionB.campaignC.pollD.vote

43.Thepopulationofthevillagehasdecreased150to500.

A.inB.atC.byD.with

44.ItseemsthatthereisthatIcan'tdo.

A.nothingB.anythingC.everythingD.none

45.Theyareoftencaringmoreaboutanimalsthanhumanbeings.

A.accusedifB.accusedwithC.chargedofD.chargedfor

46.agoodbeginningismade,thewordishalfdone.

A.AssoonasB.WhileC.AsD.Once

47.Georgecouldnothisfoolishmistake.

A.accountinB.countonC.countforD.accountfor

48.Wecameintothisfieldlate,sowemustworkhardtothelosttime.

A.makeupforB.makeoutC.keepupwithD.putupwith

49.Thenewlawwillcameintoonthedayitispassed.

A.effectB.useC.serviceD.existence

50.Wecanseparatethemixtureintothepurechemicalcompoundsitiscomposed.

A.inwhichB.ofwhatC.ofwhichD.fromwhich

51.Mrs.Lincolnhasthatsheisunabletogetajob.

A.suchsmalleducationB.solittleeducation

C.asuchlittleeducationD.asosmalleducation

52.Shecan'tpreventherlittleboyshootingbirds.

A.from;toB.on;atC.with;upD.from;at

53.Manycountriesareincreasingtheiruseofnaturalgas,windandotherformsof.

A.energyB.sourceC.powerD.material

54.Adarkenedskyinthedaytimeisusuallyandindicationthatastormis.

A.possiblecomingB.abouttotakeplace

C.closebyD.expectedtobesevere

55.Weallknowthatspeaklouderthanwords.

A.movementsB.performanceC.operationsD.actions

56.,hecouldnotcoverthewholedistanceinfifteenminutes.

A.FastashecanB.Ashecanranfast

C.IfhecanranfastD.Sinceheranfast

57.Agriculturalproductioninthatcountryhasincreasedinrecentyears.

A.vastlyB.strikinglyC.considerablyD.extremely

58.Peterhasplannedtosomemoneyeverymonthsothathecanbuyausedcarnextyear.

A.setasideB.setupC.setinD.setalong

59.AlthoughIspoketohimmanytimes,henevertookanyofwhatIsaid.

A.attentionB.noticeC.warningD.observation

60.Theyovercameallthedifficultiesandfulfilledtheplanthreemonthsaheadoftime,is

somethingwehadnotexpected.

A.thatB.whatC.itD.which

正确答案：

21-25DBADA

26-30CDCAB

31-35BCBAC

36-40CCBDC

41-45ACCAA

46-50DDAAC

51-55BDABD

56-60ACABD

6.

PartIIICloze

Directions:Therearetwentyblanksinthefollowingpassage.Foreachblanktherearefour

choices.Choosetheonethatbestfitsintothepassageandthenmarksyouransweronthe

AnswerSheet.

Therearetwofactorswhichdetermineanindividual'sintelligence.Thefirstisthesortofbrain

heisborn61.Humanbrainsdifferconsiderably,62beingmorecapablethanothers.63no

matterhowgoodabrainhehastobeginwith,anindividualwillhavealoworderofintelligence

64hehasopportunitiestolearn.Sothesecondfactoriswhat65totheindividual——thesortof

environmentinwhichheisbrought66,Ifanindividualishandicapped（受阻碍）67,itislikely

thathisbrainwill68todevelopandhewill69attainthelevelofintelligenceofwhichheis70.

Theimportanceofenvironmentindetermininganindividual'sintelligencecanbe71bythecase

historyoftheidenticaltwins,PeterandJohn.Whenthetwinswerethreemonthsold,their

parentsdied,andtheyareplacedin72foster（寄养）homes.Peterwasrearedbyparentsoflow

intelligenceinan73communitywithpooreducational74.John,75,waseducatedinthehome

ofwell-to-doparentswhohasbeentocollege.Thisenvironmental76continueduntilthetwins

were77theirlateteens,78theyweregiventeststo79theirintelligence.John'sI.Q.（智商）was

125,twenty-fivepointshigherthanthe80andfullyfortypointshigherthanhisidenticalbrother.

61.A.forB.byC.withD.in

62.A.mostB.someC.manyD.few

63.A.ButB.ForC.StillD.And

64.A.ifB.thoughtC.asD.